Casserole
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkæs.əˌɹoʊl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Casserole is a noun meaning (countable) A dish of glass or earthenware, with a lid, in which food is baked and sometimes served.
Meaning
(countable) A dish of glass or earthenware, with a lid, in which food is baked and sometimes served.
More Meanings
- Food, such as a stew, cooked in such a dish.
- (by extension) Any type of food that fills the high-walled dish or pan in which it was cooked.
- (transitive) To cook like, or as, a casserole; to stew.
Example Sentences
a chicken casserole
Just now I'm waiting for Tony Goodwin [the publisher] to arrive, casseroling a rabbit, fricasseeing it actually, listening to Revolver on the record player and the gale stripping the olive trees outside, and answering my correspondence, when […]
Word Forms
- casseroles
- casseroling
- casseroled
Synonyms for casserole
Depending on context, synonyms include hotpot, hotdish.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include stew, saucepan, pot, noodle, crap, handkerchief.
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